Wage growth due to human capital accumulation and job search

A comparison between the United States and Germany

This paper compares the sources of wage growth of young male workers in two countries with very different labor market institutions, the United States and Germany. The author first develops a simple method for decomposing wage growth into components due to general human capital accumulation, firm-sp...

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Volume:	60
Main Author:	Schoenberg, Uta
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade
Place of publication:	Los Angeles, CA New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University 2007 SAGE Publications INDUSTRIAL LABOR RELAT REV ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School Sage Publications, Inc
published in:	Industrial & labor relations review Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 562 - 586
Data of publication:	2007
ISSN:	0019-7939 2162-271X
EISSN:	2162-271X
Discipline:	Economics Law
Series:	Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Subjects:	Bildungsertrag Deutschland Arbeitsuche Vereinigte Staaten Investition Lohn Bildungsinvestition Datasets Human capital Job hunting Employment Labor markets Wages Human growth Apprenticeships Unemployment Universities Business & Economics Social Sciences Industrial Relations & Labor Demographic aspects Economic aspects Comparative analysis Political aspects Wage-price policy United States Germany HETEROGENEITY TURNOVER MOBILITY SENIORITY DISPLACED WORKERS DYNAMICS EARNINGS LABOR-MARKET UNEMPLOYMENT RISE
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